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020 _a9781591394365
020 _a1591394368
082 _a658.11
_bHAR
245 _aEntrepreneur's toolkit : tools and techniques to launch and grow your new business.
260 _aBoston :
_b Harvard Business School Press,
_c©2005.
300 _axix, 258 pages :
_billustrations ;
490 _aHarvard business essentials series.
500 _aIncludes index
505 _aSelf-diagnosis : do you have the right stuff to start a business? -- Finding and evaluating the opportunity : is it real and large enough? -- Organizing the enterprise : which form is best for you? -- Building a business model and strategy : how they work together -- Writing a business plan : the basics -- Financing the business : where's the money? -- Angels and venture capitalists : for serious outside equity -- Going public : adventures in the capital markets -- Enterprise growth : the challenge to management -- Keeping the entrepreneurial spirit alive : the ultimate challenge of success -- Harvest time : reaping what you've sown -- Appendix A. Understanding financial statements -- Appendix B. Breakeven analysis -- Appendix C. Valuation concepts -- Appendix D. Online help when you need it -- Appendix E. Rule 144.
520 _a "Starting an independent business is rife with both opportunity and peril. From the basics of writing a business plan to the challenges of financing the new venture, the Entrepreneur's Toolkit is the essential resource for success."--Jacket.
650 _aNew business enterprises.
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